Wednesday's Brainstroms and Prompts

Wednesday’s Brainstorms:

Brainstorm #1: Make a list of commonly held beliefs or ideas that you disagree with. These don’t have to be societally significant ideas (pineapple on pizza, anyone?) but they can be.

Brainstorm #2: Make a list of problems you’d like to solve. These could be intellectual challenges, potential research projects, or ethical dilemmas. Some of the ideas that appeared in your previous brainstorm might resurface here.

Wednesday’s Prompts:

1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.